Natural Regions of the World — Question 22

The main characteristics of Mediterranean vegetation are:

1. The plants in this region have adapted themselves to the summer drought, by storing water obtained from winter rains, e.g. bulbous roots.
2. They have thick wooden stem with thick needle type of spiny leaves to cut down rate of transpiration.
3. Other plants have tap roots which can reach down to the moist rock layer below the surface.
4. In the drier forests the vegetation is scrub like and consists of sweet smelling herbs and shrubs such as Oleander, Rosemary, Thyme and Lavender.
5. In the wetter parts, coniferous trees are found on mountain slopes.